of msnbc, a tsunami warning in japan after earthquakes erupted off the west coast. the 7.6 quake causing mass blackouts and crippling communications. first responders are racing against the clock to locate the injured. plus, the israel-hamas war expected to go on for many more months as the first major drawdown of troops since the war began. what the next phase of the war will look like. former president trump s legal battles in the new year, what his appeal could look like after he was removed from colorado and maine, and the the latest on the slew of high stakes trials set to begin this year. happy new year to you. it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, i m frances rivera reporting from new york city. we start with breaking news out of western japan where a powerful earthquake hit overnight disrupting kplun communications. as tsunami warnings rang up and down japan s western coast. now, japanese officials are warning the aftershocks could continue for up to a week. we want to brin
executive action on the border crisis as shocking scenes like on the screen become too often. you are watching fox and friends, i m todd piro. carley: i m carley shimkus. the numbers are staggering, 200,000 crossings just this year. todd: the biden admin strigz just closed both crossings this week while illegal activity reign supreme. carley: alexandria hoff has more from washington. alexandria: timing of the letter coincides with influx you were just talking about. in appeal to the president yesterday, speaker johnson wrote southern border of our nation is being overrun and border protection is at a breaking point. i urge you to take executive action to stem the record tide of illegal immigration. speaker johnson called on the president to end catch and release and see a grant parole on case-by-case basis, instead of a sweeping role and see president reinstate the stay in mexico program. the white house says they are doing all they can. it is not unusual, this im
First, new year, new congress and new problems for Kevin Mccarthy as he struggles to secure the speakers gavel. The pushback hes getting from his caucus with time right nowing out to secure the votes he needs before republicans take control of the house. Its one of the busiest travel days for what has been one of the craziest travel seasons in recent memory. Ahead, were on the ground at one of americas busiest airports. And youll want to turn up the volume for this one. Who stands to benefit from new big changes for Retirement Plans and Student Loan Payments this year . How it could affect your bottom line. Plus, the new restrictions for women in afghanistan that groups say will cost lives. About 25 hours from now, the 118th Congress will convene with republicans in charge of the house of representatives. But its still far from certain who their next speaker will be. Nbc news has obtained a letter Written On Sunday by a group of nine current and incoming House Republicans expressing sk
indictment. bryan, how are the next 24 hours going to play out? yeah, gillian, good afternoon. obviously once the former president arrives here in new york city, he ll spend the night at his residence. and tomorrow morning around 11:00 a.m., his motorcade will come about 11. and we expect him to get his fingerprint, perhaps mug shot taken. at that point we don t expect him to be handcuffed but expect him to make his way down a hallway into a courtroom on the 15th floor. there will be a video camera in the hallway, we ll see that. trump will enter for a 2:15 arraignment, we expect it to last about 15 to 30 minutes. trump will be read his charges, presumably, going to plead not guilty and released on his own recognizance. then fly home to florida, he s set to speak about 8:15 p.m. in mar-a-lago. as far as security, new york city mayor eric adams said no credible threats to the city at this time. the city is prepared and he s not really that concerned about tomorrow. there wil
since taking office as the area struggles to cope with record numbers of illegal crossings. prince harry describes the queen consort as a villain and dangerous in a new interview with the us media over her relationship with the british press. how was she dangerous? because ofthe how was she dangerous? because of the need how was she dangerous? because of the need to how was she dangerous? because of the need to rehabilitate - of the need to rehabilitate your ownership. because of the connections she was forging within the british press. hello and welcome to the programme. brazilian police say they ve regained control of the congress building in the capital, brasilia, after it was stormed by thousands of supporters of the former president, jair bolsanaro. the demonstrators are refusing to accept that he lost last year s election and want the military to intervene. the country s new leader, luis inacio lula da silva, described the protesters as fascist vandals and pro